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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09
A Newspaper Craze in Naples.

Journalism has taken 4 spurt in Italy. In
Naples there is u regular newspaper reading
craze and even the bcggarS gather around
some unfortunate posScSior Of daily paper
as he read; aloud il the street. But the pco-
PIE soon get tired of any one paper and
clanor for q new one. The consequence is
that almost every day some paper dies and
another takes its place. Ono OF the most cer-
tain ways OF killing a newspaper i'll Italy is
to fiji it with news. What they want is good
local lies and blood cu"dling sensations.-New
York Tribune
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09
TOPICS AT TROY.
EicE,S which are Or Iutrrcst---Read
Them.

Troy, =. g., FrbruaryS. l>>7.
Tho farmers in this vicinity are beginning
TO seek aid from our mel chants aud the lat '"l
are well able In supply III" demand. M'S~r>.
y. R"Srnhcrg n TO-, i. j.. WidrnElu. and \. t..
Bradley ar" dom" tho credit hu>in"SS here.
and conirnl the best trad" IN this section.
Mr.. J. NJ. Kennedy Will devote his attention
to farming His year about five mills rom
here. "" are unable, 70 say who VII BE- III is
trc>S of household affairs. hnt hrn,' Ia MAKE
your reader. acquainted With thai fact br.urt.
long.
Mr.. T. G.. I.itcs has moved the post Office In
to Dr. III. l.. Cu!bur;soh drug sore on broad
street.
The "Quai! on ToaEi' fnr tie hcncft OF III"
Baptist church on last Friday night WAS It
complete Sncrr>S. \ nice S;l:n WAS rciiiHrd
and every Gnc spent Gi enjoyable evening.
NJ. \. J. Davis has huu%Ii: and m"Trd into
the house recently occupied hy NJ. i. l.. Jay.
Mr.. ". Il. jay can NOW b" found in t!,'
store OF Mr.. j. i. Nid"nEIn, VII re .ir will hC.
pleased tu SEQ his friends.
Tn" rurinbrrS OF the Associate E";u"ni',l
Presbyterian church. in or';rr To show in
some way, their appreciation ANA esteem Oi
their minister. the Hcv. i. +. Er;:diry, Scut
large contributions of groceries and money to
him on last Wednesday. Mr. iiradlry knew
nothing of this until the latlcmrd waguiS
were before his door and the rich gifts cimr
pouring into his hua>r
The Troy Strn" Band still have an u'cl-
Sinn:l practice and make most delightful!
music.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09
: ..---- - - -.-.- --- -
PROGRESS or MODERN TIMES.
Sonlo OF tho Wonders OF To-Day-Tho
Trir1.,phs Of Transportation.


TrrIHphs OF Transportation.
Some people think there is no progress ot
ni There must be progress il crossing this
continent il: six days instead Of six months
There nrust bc progress il having your leg
cut OF, Or your liver taken cut and scra3ed,
when little medicine administered deprive
you of ell the pain and Knowledge. There
must he progress, when, at the capital OF this
comparatively young nation, are T,a,NO0
vo.l:nes in n library. II can hardly fail to
be progress to make bright light ont OF some
thin, w2 can not sc2 in the air. M piece OF
evidence can compare with the phonosraph,
which takes the records of dead mans
accent. and long after he is in his grave re-
prGt' them with ovciy detect Of interfcction
and cough.
We have attained progress il tho longer
lives VIC live, not merely in years, but III
, events. The average day at present contains,
to many persons, all the events of whole
ycar formerly. For instance, o man can
leave New York. which is about 90 miles
from the city Of Washington, after breakfast
III the morning, get to Washington1 by the
time congress commences, stay there till con-
gross adiour:ls, and come back to New York
about bed tine, and on tho way he can havo
his meal, hot or cold, and drink lis pint of
wine anG carry on bargaining, politics, or
whatever he likes. We leave Washington at
three o'clock in the afternoon and next nlorn-
in5 arc in Cincinnati at breakfast.
To 60 around the world at the present timo
is Only q matter of about four months, and
what is very curious, there is no nation on
the road, except ones own, which will molest
or make the travellers afraid. The most dan.
gcrous spot cn the g!oEe to him who c:rcum-
navisates it is landing at the pier in New
York, with fifty whip-hand!cs thrust i'll his
face.-@Gath" in Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09
LOOK HERE, ALL YOU IDLE FOLK.
George William Syfan. 5r.. Sets an
Example which, III Worthy OF En-
ifatiO9.

Many ncoplc in tris county nro, to hll ap-
nCnranccs living cOntcntrily In uncomi0ria-
bic tumble down houses. without ever max
ing the slightest effort 20 improve their
hahitatiOnS. Many grown men nave not
earned. so to speak. the salt that has gone
into their bread since the middle OF last No
vcmber. Many men have made no clloft 10
improve their condition sine" the crop was
gathered. and they have spent the Whoie WIN
tor without even making the slightest effort
tu do any work. NOt 80 with George ii!Em
Sy!an, Jr., of Abbrvillc village. ne Is me
faithful fireman on tho Abbrvillc branch
railroad, and has saved his WAGES until ne nS
able to huy much "f the material necessary
to build II house. He is no; II m"chHlir' ana
was, therefore. compelled 10 got some assist
nncc in laying of the work, hut hy FIR inc
greater portion of the work of building INC
house, he has done. and will do. himself y
ter he has DISCHARGED his duty to the raiiroah.
hr goes homo daily between i've ana SIN
o'clock and works until dark. when ne r;'S
sumner builds Il torch light q! rich pine,
which ho places IN position TO afford the ne
crsSarv hight, to enable him to dress tie
plank, nni weathrrboard!n", or 90 o'hcr
work to advance the building. He WORK" ~
carpenter work in this way until Ten nrlnrk
mt night by economy hc has saved the mon
cy with which to buy tho plank. and now by
untlring energy and Il dctcrminntlnN I" nave
n house, he Will. before the close nl thc year,
have II comfortable frame dwelling OF hNr
roomS-and all ihc result Of his own ccono'
nv and industry.
Gcnr-o William Syfans conGnct shonld
bring Il flush of shame To- many "rcot iaHN
hulk of n fellow who has done nothing for
the last three months, except TO SIT around
the fires Of cod weather. and 'h"n 90 tn town
on public occn SiOnS and talk lrnrncdlV about
the "unreiahiliy of labor" and at the same
deScant on tho hard times.
No people on the face Of the Garth can pros
rer who 10 not even make the rrct2nSr To
work during the Fall and Winter months,
end the man who suffers for something to
eat, and who lives in uncomfortable houses
with un.ig:ltly surroundings, furnishes tn"
best evidence that nc docs not work. ana ths
man who docs not work has 70 right TO COM
pInin. " .,..
Mr.. SWANS example is worthy of n imitn-
tion. II is Just snr!i men rs lie Is. that VIII
one day own ar d control this country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09
Artists Proof Pictures Good investments

Ar iStS' l'rnOs Pictures GOOU investments.
Tie artists proof pictures ere always good
investments for the rCasoi that there are only
SO lnany st.'uc.; OIL, and after q certain timc
thcv become scarce and valuable. The price
i tiycl by the publishers, who notify dealers
Of tie increased value oG Tie pictures rs the
price Increases. Ihe salno plate is used il
all picsu:cs; Yes, but there is a difference III
these pictures according to whether they are
1i,S5 o. last inlDrs;ions The first impressions
are t.ac rc-mal !;cd proofs. These lave 4 ccl-
tain lnarl:, q little design of some kind just
beneath the p!a;r and ai'c signed hy the artist
ard ctchcr. These arc Tie l!o:'t valuable.
Tic sccol,l impressions nro the artists proofs.
These do ro5 have tha design, bit have the
autograph Tho third and SO on arc tic rcgu.
lar c;iitiOns. y remarked copy Of Il new l!ic-
turc c;:n be purchased with the certainty of
feeling that It's valnc vii! SO up just as al tho
coi,:rs are sold. Il i: Il sure and safe invest
nlcnt.-.la"a2ile oil Paper Making.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09
New Use for Cast off, Gloves.

OF course you know "crazy work" isawful-
" outrc. 10 girl with proper care for her
status would make it now: but it has u sue
ccssor which TO all unprcjudiced minds must
appear equally absurd, useless and selsclcss-
1t is made by cutting regular but varied
shapes and sizes from old kid gloves and join
ins them together with brilliantly colorsd
ilosscs. You must collect from all your
friends their "cust-ofr" gloves and mako
haste to fashion something or other out Of
them before tho idea falls into the obcsurity
it dcserves-Now York Graphic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

TIE LrnTrH&riHc Tc1nid publishes notice
10 the effect that efforts are being made tu
establish newspaper at Clinton. The people
of that town would do more for the town by
clccting an editor who would write mp the
town and send IL to the U,T0id for puhlca'
tion. To publiSh Il nc"Spapcrat small town
Is an expensive experiment. without any
adequate return for the money thus spent. y
newspaper to reflect any credit on II town
must cost considerable money, and indefinite
amount OF hard work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

The estimated value Of land ft!rs md sea
otter skins imported into San Francisco dur
ins tn" last year was over 81, ,000, ,004, one.
quarter OF which waS pail b. the furricrs ot
San Francisco to supply the demand 6f
ladies', who little Imagine wi!en doEnlnS
their furry wraps III" dangers "nl exposure
that have been undergone by tEoS" whose
walk il life calls t!le%i TO the in:-p≪abia
regions OF .\aSi;:. and The Arctic.-San irall'
cisco Chronicle
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

SoHE of inc anti-revcnuc newspapers Scrm
anxious to put whiskcy and tobacco ON the
free list, but we do not rccoilrct to have no
ticcd any Of this class advocate the putting
of rice wool and sugar on that list. Accord
ing TO their theory, we can afford to pay a
high revenue on our sugar ana rice, II We
only have free whiSllcy and tobacco.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09
Eig Words.

The desire 10 use hi~ words is almost nni'
ycrS:,l. The wo:l ".:I;:'' haS POW nearly conc
Out ~ u-r. "punatiuI'' has aia"st *t;rcr-r!-
cl tho better word. When the Mayo" and
the Relief Committee OF Charleston had oc'
cnSion to speak of the aid which had been
sent to the earthquake sufferers !hcy Spok" o'
"donalionS" When Cantain Dawson. Whose
style has been compared to that of I'll" spec
tator spoke of the contributions hc said
"mirtS,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

L i; well known fact that tine zero POINT
on Thermometers gradually alters, sn that the
instrument il time is liable 10 lc2nne i'll
accurate. Professor Il. Wrier im!s that tao
readily fusibl, al!iali-limc %la#*cs are best
suited for nlit,in.: tIri?irr;llr;cr tGhrS. lure
potash glass with II high e"a'c.!1 Of siilrt s
,,ivss the bc.t rr,.ls. Il is Il curious fact
i;Iat w.l."r t." :.!a,.s contains nearly equal
ru.ouIts OF potash and SOFIA, TIC zer" l|'ns
varies rtuyil more than whr:l "iie OF the
elkal;p; Is present. i'll decided eX-eSS.-boSton
lii Inn
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

TIE Greenwood letter to the Press ana
Rannc, was not received until noon Of last
Wednesday. We should li;e for the mail
agent to give full and explicit reasons for de-
tanning our letters. Has he gone into any
collusion or unholy alliance?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

mash corn, or pure grape Ernndy.--ldr.
Mourning go1tlS. Il complete line of mourn
inw ,ir,.,S goods, crepe and tissue wells, always
to be found al 4. VI. llaUl,lon Ii Go. -
Full stock. table linen, doriaS. crashes
towels, butchers linen. pillow casing. l0l
sIcrtingS, bcachcd long clothes Nc, Il. u.
Iladdon * Go. ~
\ rond assortment Of ribbons. rut!linG,
laccS corSptS handk rrchicIS. culS and collars,
can now be found at y. VI. lladdon ~ Go. -
Now is your tim" To get good over coat at
cost. i. Rosenberg IL Co. liz At
Call Oh =. Rosenberg Il Co., and get Il good
Over coat al cost. liz 1t
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

"Anybody that knows thing before il
happens is called Il reporter" was the dctini-
ton written on the slate of an S-y-car-old boy
in one oil our schools tile other day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

The artificial propagation of halibut is to be
attempted by tho United States fish commits
sion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

TIE sick mrnhcrs of Ny. J. Il. l.. Wilson:
family are getting well.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-09

Tlsc Sick are GetfEEs:: We'll - large
&,si;>meutS oG Ea:tcn 80 ny. TX"
S'o3'.tnr..,ici2---. r""HyT0eE'S 9Toi 81,
n t."wLi3iT Condition --- Planting
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Palmetto Saloon.

When you want pure goods for medicinal
uSr call ;t The Palmetto Saloon, and ask Tom
Mc(iriti.;in for his old Baker Rye. sweet
ln;lsh corn, or pure grape Brandy.-+ldr.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-11
Golden HOrSeShOeS.

A gossiper in The Home and Colonial
Mail tells the following story of the
Australian gold fever times: "In
the year 1850 n storekeeper named
Donald Cameron. carrying on bushes
in what is known as the woolshed, Vic
toria, was elected first member of par
lament for the Ovens district, and he
had the honor-un que in the history of
the colony-Of being driven in triumph
from the Woolshed into Beechworth in
q gig, with tandem team the leading
horse of which was shod with gold. 1t
appears that just before the election an
eccentric individual. known as Tinker
Brown. who had made lot of money
on the diggings suddenly purchased a
circus, with tents, horses, and wagons.
complete, and coming into Beechworth
with his company, he offered to drive
the newly-elected member, and supply
golden horseshoes for the occasion.
The Woolshed bosses. who were great
ly elated at the result of the election,
warmly took up Browns idea and they
resolved in addition, to present their
member with diamond scarf pin. The
horseshoes were made by working
jeweler named Tofcld and weighed
nine ounces each. The team was driv-
en- from Woolshed to Bccchworth. and
back as far as La Serena Hill. On re-
moving the shoes of the leader. Ga pie.
bald circus horse), they were found TO
have lost total of / ounces. Before
Tinker Brown d ed he wiled them to
married daughter keeping public.
house at Wagga Wagga. They were in
existence until about four years ago,
when the owner had them melted and
turned into sovereigps
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-11
M,raculou, Escaue from the Grave.

/ have been in poor health with "A dis
eased stomach and liver, causing a can
kered mouth continually for ten years.
kept about my house until a year ago last
June. For three years prior TO that time
had severe pain in the region OF my
heart at times seeming past endurance.
1t affected my shoulder. took all strength
from my arm; could get no relief only 10y
poulticing. Ny stomach being SO diseased,
my food caused me great distress. My
age also seemed TO be in the way OF my
recovery, and not the least Of NV sickness.
] employed the very best medical assist
ance | could get while in Caro-, this state,
but little encouragement could get Was
moved TO Nassar Oct. |, 1883, on bed,
giving me every ten minutes
teaspoonful OF brandy and ice with only
teaspoonful OF nourishmept at a time. |
commenced bloating soon after arriving
here every appearance Of dropsy We
called our Caro- physician 10 come here.
and he said my condition was worse than
when in Caro-. On the 18th day OF May
last we called council OF doctors from
Nassar, three in number All of them
pronounced my case incurable. had
with the rest Inflammation Of the bowels,
and Law almost lfeless, and one OF the
leading physicians said If | could be re-
stored to sane mind again IL would be
all my husband might expect and any
thing that would soothe me was all that
could be done. My husband got me some
medicine at Johnson q Williamson
druggists at NaSsar and commenced Civ
ing il TO me, and in three weeks time they
began to put me in an easy chair, FOR
short time each day,' at which time had
no use of my lower limbs and my back
was numb: il was little more than two
months before ! could walk without
crutches am now well woman. have
walked one and half miles within a
month. can eat all kinds of food and enjoy
il. have gained from - pounds, since last
May, TO ZIG now. could say more OF sick
ness put delcacy prevents. | want 70 say
To nv friends that Hibbards Rheumatic
Syrup and Plasters are the medicines that
cured me- used four plasters with the
first five bottles; have used ten bottles in
all and am well. II any one who reads
this has any doubt as 10 the authenticity
Of my statement il will afford me pleasure
10 refer them TO my neighbors all about
here. as they are all astonished az my re-
covery It's great family remedy
Very truly.
Mrs. CHESTER GAGE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-11
Prussia's Richest Man.

The official income tax returns, tust
published, show that the man who is
rated highest in all Prussia is Herr
Krupp. Of Essen. His income is as
sessed at more than 5. 900, 900 marks or
f250 600, on which he pays Isl. 200
marks or 81, 500 annually. Next comes
Baron Rothschild. of Frankfort on-the-
Main, with an income of 2,7j0, 900, pay
ing tax of $1,000 marks, or EiO5
per annum. Then follows the British
Consul-General, Baron Bleichroder. OF
Berlin, with an income of about 2,3i0,-
900 marks, paying an annual tax OF
8,400 marks or E3.420. The two next
richest men in Prussia are two Silesian
ironmasters. The only other Prussians
with an income of over 1000 900 marks
are Baron Hansemaun and Westpha-
liam magnate. each of whom pays rath-
err more than fl,50) year to the
Treasury.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-11
BETTER THAN a GOLD MINE.
Three Hundred Per Cent. Profit I'm n
Glass of Beer.

Glass of Beer.
A literary beer-scller in Chambers
street, not mile from the fire-houses,
insisted on treating two friends yester-
day. They protested that in giving
them free lunch of bean soup he had
done enough TO maintain his charac-
ter as host. But he persisted.
"Fill these ponies. John" said he,
adding Now. those three little glasses
that l give away (and ono of them.
you observe, is going to MYSELF don't
strain my generosity very hard Let
me prove that a saloon-keeper can af-
ford to treat. Lager beer costs me 8
cents quart without froth. These
three little glasses hold each about one
eighth of a quart. mainly froth. so that
this treat costs me three eighths of 9
cents. or $4,000 cents.
This beer-seller has previously sold
those customers three ponies apiece,
or six ponies of the same size, costing
him 12l cents, for 30 cents. and ci-
gar for 10 cents. which he bought for
A. cents. or $40 thousand. Profits
such rs these account for the fact that
when the average pugilst wins a fight,
or newsboy jumps from the Brooklyn
bridge, or a negro minstrel manages to
save $1,000, each at once establishes \
saloon.
There used 10 be a caterer who rent
ed the bar privileges on certain Coney
island boats, and he let new light on
the subject in conversation with n re-
porter. Said he: Il pay 81 for a Ciertel,
or quarter-bar of lager, and it holds
about ninety glasses of beer, or the
equal of 81 so to me at 5 cents glass.
Thta would be profit of only 50 so,
or 125 per cent, which with the eX-
Therefore my orders to the bartenders
on each boat are that they must get $50
glasses out of each keg. and turn in
81 80 to me. You notice that i do not
speak of ANYTHING more than the eX-
penses. | say nothing of knocking
down by the bartenders. After they
turn in what | want they can knock
down rs much as they please. Get
$50 glasses out of each rierteP / say,
or you cant work for me- l don't
care if they squeeze two hundred glass
out of key
Such glasses as were sold over his
bars were more than half froth, and
were obtained by holding the beer
glasses as far below the faucet rs posi-
BILE. This practice is what has given
rise to the expression IA Coney Island
glass Of beer. ~
In the old days, when substitutes for
malt and hops and the original winte
processes of beer-making were first
crudely established, it was always reck-
oned that a beer brewers profit was 81
on each barrel he turned out. Since
then the adulteration, or rather the
complete revolution in beer brewing
processes and ingredients. has greatly
lessened the cost of production; but, on
the other hand. intense competition
and the spending of large sums in
treating, in snowy signs, and in secret
rebates to large customers has prevent
ed the increase of the profits. They
/ still remain at - barrel. or little
more than So 100000 in New York.
Newark. and BrooKlyn, divided among
eighty brewers. -NeW York sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-11

A cultured gentleman from Connec.
ticut settled in frontier Texas town
and started a school. One day he ask
cd a bright little boy:
i've got nine dollars in my pocket
and your father lends me six more
what have got them
What have YOU got if my father
lends you six dollars?'
yes, Johnny, what have got?'
You've got to pay pa back his six
dollars when he asks for them, or he
will shoot the top of your head Off -
yeraS Siftinls.